[Establishment of the database of the 3D facial models for the plastic surgery based on network].
OBJECTIVE
To collect the three-dimensional (3D) facial data of 30 facial deformity patients by the 3D scanner and establish a professional database based on Internet. It can be helpful for the clinical intervention.


METHODS
The primitive point data of face topography were collected by the 3D scanner. Then the 3D point cloud was edited by reverse engineering software to reconstruct the 3D model of the face. The database system was divided into three parts, including basic information, disease information and surgery information. The programming language of the web system is Java.


RESULTS
The linkages between every table of the database are credibility. The query operation and the data mining are convenient. The users can visit the database via the Internet and use the image analysis system to observe the 3D facial models interactively.


CONCLUSIONS
In this paper we presented a database and a web system adapt to the plastic surgery of human face. It can be used both in clinic and in basic research.
Liu
Zhe
Z
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100005, China.
Zhang
Hai-Lin
HL
Zhang
Zheng-Guo
ZG
Qiao
Qun
Q
D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020407:Internet; D013518:Surgery, Plastic